An apparatus and method for automatically preparing a mixture of particles of two or more substances such as but not limited to raw tobacco and raw medical cannabis flowers in one or more receptacle where the mixture proportion is predefined, is disclosed. The apparatus of the invention can be used for mixing any types of herbal substances. Moreover, the apparatus of the invention can be used for mixing one or more kinds of the same substance, for example mixing two or more kinds of marijuana strains. The apparatus includes one or more compartments for inserting each of the substances separately. In some variations of the present invention the size of at least one of the compartments is smaller for predefined smaller quantities of raw herbal material for example, a single marijuana flower.

A tobacco substitute for the production of smoking products and/or smoking product substitutes, the tobacco substitute being based on a mixture of plant parts comprising plant parts derived from Alchemilla vulgaris and Myrtus communis, at least 5% by weight of caffeine-containing plant parts derived from both Ilex paraguayensis and Thea sinensis, at least 10% by weight of Althea officinalis leaves, and moreover 1 to 5% by weight of hyaluronic acid.

A tobacco substitute for the production of smoking products and/or smoking product substitutes, the tobacco substitute being based on a mixture of plant parts comprising plant parts derived from Alchemilla vulgaris and Myrtus communis, at least 5% by weight of caffeine-containing plant parts derived from both Ilex paraguayensis and Thea sinensis, at least 10% by weight of Althea officinalis leaves, and moreover 1 to 5% by weight of hyaluronic acid.

A method of producing cigarettes in a cigarette machine provides that separated tobacco is sucked to a lower side of an air-permeable conveyor belt. A suction bar is above the conveyor belt, which is connected to an air suction, the tobacco being formed into a tobacco rod at the lower side of the first conveyor belt, by being compressed at the lower side of the conveyor belt by the suction flow. The tobacco rod is transferred from the conveyor belt to a second conveyor belt, on which upper side a cigarette paper band is arranged. The cigarette paper band is glued along the longitudinal direction of the rod and the tobacco rod is cut into cigarettes. A smokable additive substance is metered into the suction stream mixed with tobacco and the tobacco rod is formed from the tobacco and the additive substance at the lower side of the first conveyor belt.

A method of producing cigarettes in a cigarette machine provides that separated tobacco is sucked to a lower side of an air-permeable conveyor belt. A suction bar is above the conveyor belt, which is connected to an air suction, the tobacco being formed into a tobacco rod at the lower side of the first conveyor belt, by being compressed at the lower side of the conveyor belt by the suction flow. The tobacco rod is transferred from the conveyor belt to a second conveyor belt, on which upper side a cigarette paper band is arranged. The cigarette paper band is glued along the longitudinal direction of the rod and the tobacco rod is cut into cigarettes. A smokable additive substance is metered into the suction stream mixed with tobacco and the tobacco rod is formed from the tobacco and the additive substance at the lower side of the first conveyor belt.

Ready-to-vape and ready-to-smoke precision pods and formulations thereof for harm reduction products particularly to assist smokers to quit tobacco products altogether or to switch to a less harmful product such as e-cigarettes or a tobacco heating product.

Ready-to-vape and ready-to-smoke precision pods and formulations thereof for harm reduction products particularly to assist smokers to quit tobacco products altogether or to switch to a less harmful product such as e-cigarettes or a tobacco heating product.

A smoking product using splined leaves, such as cannabis/hemp leaves, orientated and configured to achieves a unique cylindrical/tubular structure wherein the splines (e.g., the veins of a leaf structure) are arranged to achieve a burning chamber that creates a non-laminar airflow resulting in an enhanced burning environment.

A smoking product using splined leaves, such as cannabis/hemp leaves, orientated and configured to achieves a unique cylindrical/tubular structure wherein the splines (e.g., the veins of a leaf structure) are arranged to achieve a burning chamber that creates a non-laminar airflow resulting in an enhanced burning environment.

The present invention provides an amorphous solid for use in aerosol generation, the amorphous solid comprising: about 1 to about 50 wt % constituent, derivative or extract of cannabis; about 10 to about 80 wt % aerosol-former material; gelling agent, the gelling agent comprising cellulose or a derivative thereof, and a non-cellulosic gelling agent; and optionally filler, wherein the amount of gelling agent and optional filler taken together is from about 10 to about 60 wt %; wherein the wt % values are calculated on a dry weight basis.